The Billionaire Deceptions

VI

ncontrollably, my tears soaking the pil

crying. I felt so utterly helpless, trapped in a nightm

n words kept echoing in my mind- I was bo

ppear, to fade away a

but I didn't move. I couldn't face anyone right no

face with trembling hands and then force

but I managed to reach the door and opened it to find

itual," she said sof

e door. I stared at it for a moment, feeling

en slowly began to change in

een-coloured clothes but now

wiped my face one last time, took a deep breath,

ain. Without a word, she led me down the hallway till

she said with a b

hovering over the handle. With a d

ral candlelights, casting

ng wooden table in the center of the room. They

y beautiful Lily," she said, standing and gesturing for me to c

st, but I forced myself to

t sent chills down my spi

I sat on it. The table was set with fin

htly, his dark eyes boring into

y as long as you adhere to t

y throat, the moment

ere.....I already knew. I was to

and become the ghost

ispered, my voic

but I had no choice. This was my reali

gaze shifted to the door. Her finge

my lap as I stayed silent, the unease in

or creaked open, and Jack strolled in, d

k muttered as he leaned against the doorfram

about? Why di

Mr.Anderson snapped, his vo

you and then you come in

frame with a sigh. "What's the big deal? It

stand up, but his wife placed her hand on his sho

ack. We'll discuss your

d, "No, I'm not st

e, he walked out of the room,

he let out a low chuckle. "Ignore him,"

ough, he'll get used to bei

e door for a moment, bu

d. "The ritual can proceed without him. A

catch in my thr

blo

ing to grasp the full hor

ly in my lap, and I quickly fo

onsidering going after Jack, but then he sighed, nodding

a large cabinet against the wall and pulle

to her husband, " Y

out your hand,"

s sure they could hear it. But the look in he

hand, my fingers tre

king my hand in his. His touch w

darling, it won't hurt. It'll on

fore I could stop it. But neither of them seem

my skin. The sharp sting of the blade slicing into my pal

s nothing compared to the ter

beneath my hand, catching ea

d at the bottom, and I felt a

aid, turning calm

de a similar cut on his own palm an

said, as she leaned i

Lily. From this moment

dn't move to wipe it away. I was trapped i

e widening as she saw the tear. "Don

at you were meant to be. You'll grow